E-Rate Funding in Colorado

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Colorado have received $311,851,162 in committed E-Rate funding across 9,754 funding requests from 475 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Unite Private Networks, LLC.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in Colorado.

Schools and libraries in Colorado account for 1% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 39% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2017 at $34.8M.

Committed (all years)
$311.9M
Funding requests
9,754
Applicants
475

Top E-Rate providers in Colorado, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Unite Private Networks, LLC$32.8M281
Advanced Network Management, Inc.$30.7M139
CenturyLink Qwest Corporation$28.2M639
Comcast Business Communications$25.3M1019
Zayo Group, LLC$21M411
CDW Government LLC$12.8M378
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.$10.5M9
CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC$10M458
Vital Support Systems, LLC$9.6M113
SECOM,Inc$9.1M362

E-Rate funding in Colorado by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$19.9M641
2025$34.3M791
2024$24.9M754
2023$34.1M695
2022$22.6M654
2021$23.1M706
2020$28M800
2019$24M794
2018$34.5M896
2017$34.8M1409
2016$31.6M1614

Largest E-Rate applicants in Colorado

All 137 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Colorado

E-Rate in Colorado: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Colorado received?
Schools and libraries in Colorado have received $311,851,162 in committed E-Rate funding across 9,754 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Colorado?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Colorado are Unite Private Networks, LLC, Advanced Network Management, Inc., and CenturyLink Qwest Corporation.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Colorado?
475 schools, libraries, and consortia in Colorado have received committed E-Rate funding.

255 funded E-Rate contracts in Colorado (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.

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